^Yeah good point, I think it has another name, but the Comcast Center is a great venue and has all sorts of good concerts. There is Marina Bay in Quincy, too, if you are into that sort of place. And there is a famous rock down there somewhere. The stadium isn't really southshore either, its more inland.
Not like the northshore has much redeemable qualities. Use to be the Palace nightclub in Saugus that people came from all over to rave at, but they tore it down and put up a Lowes. I guess Salem is good for what its worth as sort of the Halloween capital of the country.